A Boyzone documentary and Barry Keoghan’s new film – what to watch this week
This week's picks include a Boyzone documentary, a film about a grandmother who gets scammed and sets out on a quest for revenge and another set in Ireland and starring Barry Keoghan.
MONDAY
Boyzone: No Matter What, Sky Documentaries/NOW TV
They were one of the most successful and iconic boybands of all time – but behind the scenes, conflict and rivalry, betrayal and tragedy led to their falling apart. Now, thirty years on, all four remaining members – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael ‘Mikey’ Graham, as well as their estranged manager, Louis Walsh – reveal the truth of what really happened, the extraordinary highs of their meteoric rise to fame, and the huge costs that being in a boyband had on each of them.
TUESDAY
Thelma, Sky Cinema
Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother, Thelma puts a clever spin on action movies, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Oscar nominee June Squibb portrays feisty 93-year-old grandmother Thelma Post. After getting conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, Thelma sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles accompanied by an ageing friend (Shaft’s Richard Roundtree in his final performance) and his motorised scooter to reclaim what was taken from her.
WEDNESDAY
Kinda Pregnant, Netflix
Jealous of her best friend’s pregnancy, Lainy wears a fake baby bump…and accidentally meets the man of her dreams.
THURSDAY
Sweet Magnolias Season 4, Netflix
Sweet Magnolias centres on three best friends (Maddie, Helen, and Dana Sue) born and raised in Serenity, SC, a small southern town where everybody knows everybody and everybody knows everybody’s business.
FRIDAY
Bring Them Down, in cinemas nationwide
Bring Them Down is the story of two feuding farming families in present-day rural Ireland. Michael (Christopher Abbott), the last son of a farming family, lives an isolated existence with his ailing father Ray. Haunted by a terrible accident in his past, Michael has isolated himself from the world and is dedicated to his prized flock. When the ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary and his unpredictable son Jack (Barry Keoghan) stirs old tensions and grievances, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent turns, leaving both families permanently altered.
SATURDAY
The Åre Murders, Netflix
Police officer Hanna Ahlander has been suspended from her job in Stockholm and dumped by her partner when she moves to her sister’s vacation home in Åre. When a young woman goes missing on the icy night of Lucia, Hanna can’t help but start investigating the case. With a tough family situation and an understaffed police station, local police officer Daniel Lindskog reluctantly has to accept Hanna’s help. But the big question is whether they can trust each other.
SUNDAY
September 5, in cinemas nationwide
September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, September 5 provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.
Feature image courtesy of Mubi UK.
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